Jerusalem Marathon

Dear Friends and Family,

First of all I just wanted to say Happy Holidays to everyone! I'm loving my time in Israel so far and I hope that everyone is doing well back home. I promise I will update my blog again soon. Sorry I've been so absent from blogging recently. Today however, I am writing to you today to ask a favor from you. On March 1st, 2013 I will be participating in the Jerusalem marathon. I will be running (maybe crawling the last couple miles) the full 26.2 mile race. I am not running this race for me however. I am running this race to raise money for a foundation called One Family Together. As many of you know, thousands of rockets have been launched into Israel, not only in recent escalations, but since 2001. Over 17,000 Israelis have been affected by these rocket attacks and bombings. One Family Together helps these people affected by the rocket attacks. As it says in their mission statement, One Family's mission is "To positively affect the rehabilitation of each victim of terror and their family. To empower each victim of terror to achieve their financial and emotional independence." One Family Together provides legal, financial, and therapeutic assistance, unique to each person or family affected. They also run camps for children affected by these attacks. If you would like more information on this program, please visit http://www.onefamilytogether.org/. I am writing this blogpost to ask if you would be willing to donate to my cause. Any amount would be greatly appreciated. To donate, click on this link: http://www.teamonefamily.org/jesseabelson. Please forward this on to anyone you can! Every little effort and donation is appreciated. If you have any questions, feel free to email or Facebook me.

Thank You!